Another National Trust property means another stamp in the Pink Passport, this time #22 – Glendurgan Gardens.
I had been here a couple of years ago and as I was passing I decided to call in as I knew it was not a huge place and would not take up too much of the day and a place I recalled had a lovely little cove at the bottom of the gardens to sit and enjoy an ice cream whilst listening to the waves lapping at the shore.
A bit of history about the gardens as follows:
Glendurgan Garden was described by its creators, the Quakers Alfred and Sarah Fox, as a ‘small peace of heaven on earth’.
There are three valleys of Glendurgan to lose yourself in – full of amazing plants. Sun-loving specimens enjoy the upper banks, and plants with big leaves and exotic flowers thrive in the subtropical lower valley. In Spring, an abundance of wildflowers fill the sloping sides of the valley.
Wandering through the garden leads you down to the unspoilt hamlet of Durgan on the Helford River.
Nothing much had changed really since my last visit and whenever I do visit it reminds me a lot of the Lost Gardens of Heligan which has a similar collection of exotic plants and foliage which seems to thrive in the Cornish climate.
All in all, a nice little stop off for an hour or so!
